One metro girl is making history as being part of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts.
The Boys Scouts of America let women into the organization in 2019 and in February 2021, hundreds of girls will have the honor of being called an Eagle Scout.
NEED....BUT FIRST--MAKING HISTORY.THE "BOYS SCOUTS OFAMERICA" LET WOMENINTO THE ORGANIZATION IN20-19.NOW THE INAUGURALCLASS OF "FEMALE EAGLESCOUTS" IS JUST MONTHSAWAY.BUT THERE'S A LOT THATGOES IN TO REACHINGTHAT STATUS."41 ACTION NEWS"REPORTER NICK STARLINGSHOWS US WHAT ONE GIRLIS DOING TO LEAVE HERMARK ON THE METRO.ANISTON FAUL AND HERFAMILY RAKE UP LEAVEBUT THIS ISN"T THEIRHOUSEThey"re helping someoneIN SOUTH KANSAS CITYunable DO THIS WORAniston Faul, path to being afemaleEagle ScoutI think there"s an impacton like the pride of having youryard done and it makes thewhole neighborhood look a lotbetter.THIS IS A PROJECT FORANISTON WHO IS IN THEEAGLE SCOUT PROGRAMWITH TROOP 7084"WITHTHE GOAL OF MOREPEOPLE JOINING HER.Aniston Faul, path to being afemaleEagle ScoutWe"re going to help getmore volunteers for TheWhole Person so they cancontinue to have peoplecoming and volunteering forthem.AT JUST 15-YEARSOLD...ANISTON IS ONE OFTHE FIRST Girls TO JOINTHE SCOUAniston Faul, path to being afemaleEagle Scoutit looked a lot more fun thenlike Girl Scouts was for me soI decided it would be a goodexperience.Matthew Faul, dadI think the coolest thing aboutit is there"s very fewthings left in this world youcan be the first at something.
Imean pretty much everythinghas been done and so theopportunity for my girls to bein the class of the firsteagles.IT"S NOT JUST ANISTONON HER WAY TO BEING ANEAGLE SCOUT BUT HERSISTER MADISON AS THISFAMILY BREAKS BARRIERSAS BEING PART OF THEFIRST CLASS OF FEMALEEAGLE SCOUTS.Aniston Faul, path to being afemaleEagle ScoutIt"s been super nihaving her for every event andevery camp out to alwayshave someone to talk to.IT"S THIS PROJECTTHAT CAN HELPORGANIZATIONS LIKE THEWHOLE PERSON CONTINUETO HELP MORE PEOPLE INNEEDTerri Goddard, ResourceDevelopment Manager for TheWhole Person.We think this Spring, comethis Spring we still might be ina pandemic and a lot morehigh school kids might want tovolunteer because of her.MAKING A DIFFERENCE INHER COMMUNITYANDMAKING HISTORY FOROTHERS TO FOLLOW.Aniston Faul, path to being afemaEagle ScoutI think it"s a really bigthingfor scouting to let women in, Ithink that"s the biggestthing of it and for a lot ofpeople to look up to us for likedoing what we doREPORTING IN KANSASCITYNICK STARLING
Lily Morse is making history as one of the first female Eagle Scouts in the nation. She's also part of the nation's inaugural class..